Poetic devices
what device is used when McKay says "a thing of tears"
A metaphor
the theme of being cut out of their community
alienation
What movement was McKay Apart of?
the Harlem Renaissance
Where did the HARLEM renaissance take place?
Harlem :)
what device is used when McKay says "My spirit, bondaged by the body”
Metaphor
the speaker wants this which represents his desire for belonging
Cultural identity
Where was McKay Born?
Jamaica
what was the main music played during the Harlem renaissance
Jazz
what device is used when McKay says "Walk the way of life a ghost”
Metaphor
what's it called when one country takes over another country to exploit it for its people and resources?
colonialism
McKays novel, written in 1928, won what award?
the Harmon gold award
who was the most influential poet during the Harlem renaissance
Langston huges
what device is used when McKay says "My soul would sing forgotten jungle songs"
Alliteration
how does the speaker experience identity conflict?
their race
This McKay poem starts with the lines "If we must die, let it not be like hogs.”
if we must die
what was the racial system of segregation that was legal
Jim crow laws
this poem is made up of 14 lines. what type of poem is this?
a sonnet
the curse the speaker carries that represents this inherited burden
generational trauma
Mckay's poetry speaks about what system of oppression?
racism
Black writers and artists during the Harlem renaissance often experienced what?
racism